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The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey.The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naïve Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band.
The Broadway cast recording of the 1957 musical The Music Man was released as an album by Capitol Records. The original release formats included LP, 4×EP, and reel-to-reel tape. [2] The album spent several weeks at number one on Billboard's Best Selling LPs chart. [5]
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson [1] (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man [2] and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951).
One of the first songs in “The Music Man” is "(Ya Got) Trouble” and the latest Broadway revival has certainly faced its share. In 2021, it jettisoned its lead producer, Scott Rudin, after ...
Hugh Jackman dazzles as Professor Harold Hill, the charismatic con man who fires up an entire Midwestern town, in this abso-tootin’-lutely smashing revival of Meredith Willson’s adorably corny ...
3. Bing Crosby & David Bowie, "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" This version of the classic Christmas song was written just for David Bowie and Bing Crosby's 1977 performance, and remains the ...
"Shipoopi" is a song in the 1957 musical The Music Man by Meredith Willson. [1] The song is sung by the character of Marcellus Washburn, a friend of con man "Professor" Harold Hill. It occurs in act 2 of the play during the dance committee's rehearsal which the town kids interrupt.
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